CONTENTS

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I. [Between Two Fires ]9
II. [Lively Times ]19
III. [Mike Murphy ]29
IV. [A Loan to Captain Landon ]39
V. [A Motor Boat ]50
VI. [Captain and Crew ]58
VII. [One August Day ]69
VIII. [A Passing Glimpse ]81
IX. [No Man's Land ]92
X. [The Lure of Gold ]104
XI. [A Missing Motor Boat ]114
XII. [In the Telegraph Office ]125
XIII. [A Slight Mistake ]136
XIV. [A Friend in Need ]145
XV. [A Glimpse of Something ]156
XVI. [On Barter Island ]166
XVII. [The Man in Gray ]176
XVIII. [At the Inlet ]186
XIX. [Not Near Either Bank ]196
XX. [A Disappointment ]206
XXI. [A Telegram ]216
XXII. [Found ]226
XXIII. [Captain and Mate ]236
XXIV. ["This Is Where I Stop" ]247
XXV. [Good News ]257
XXVI. [Disquieting News ]267
XXVII. [An Alarming Fact ]277
XXVIII. [The Cry Across the Waters ]287
XXIX. [Marooned ]296
XXX. [A New England Home Coming ]308
XXXI. [The Man in Gray ]319